{"id":102508,"date":"2018-12-25T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/life-is-extremely-difficult-high-rents-in-chinas-big-cities-a-challenge-for-migrant-workers\/"},"modified":"2018-12-25T10:07:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T03:07:01","slug":"life-is-extremely-difficult-high-rents-in-chinas-big-cities-a-challenge-for-migrant-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/life-is-extremely-difficult-high-rents-in-chinas-big-cities-a-challenge-for-migrant-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Life is extremely difficult\u2019: high rents in China\u2019s big cities a challenge for migrant workers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nZhang Jing, 30, moved from Jiangxi province to Shanghai eight years ago, with the dream of making it big in mainland China\u2019s commercial and business capital. But now he says it is just a pipe dream.
\nAnd he has grounds for resentment \u2013 the high cost of living in Shanghai. The property sales agent pays 4,000 yuan (US$580) a month in rent for a 30 square metre apartment in Tangqiao, in the city\u2019s Pudong district.
\nRent accounts for half his monthly pay. \u201cLandlords, whether…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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